Few fired coaches have managed to remain in the news in the wake of their dismissals quite like former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy.

Originally, it appeared that Van Gundy was on his way to joining ESPN’s broadcast team, for whom his brother, Jeff, also works. But when those plans were abruptly scuttled, Jeff Van Gundy told USA Today that he suspected the NBA had intervened and urged the network not to hire Stan Van Gundy, a frequent and vocal critic of commissioner David Stern.

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He then continued: “I’m going to add one other thing. I take great pride in expanding the opportunities of our coaches and former coaches. It gives me pride when I see a Mike Fratello or a Jack Ramsay or that transition of Jeff Van Gundy, guys who worked as coaches finding good jobs in broadcasting as well. When they make the jump back, whether it's Doug Collins or Doc Rivers or Kevin McHale, that makes me happy too. I'm happy for all of our coaches who are members of the family. But it's still the same answer, which is a firm no.”

Stan Van Gundy was fired by the Magic after a season in which he had to deal with the mess coming out of Dwight Howard’s trade request.

Jeff Van Gundy said that his brother has not yet decided what to do next, but that he had some broadcasting opportunities, either on the pro or collegiate level.